Chocolate crackles

Chocolate crackles.

Chocolate crackles (also known as Chocolate bubble cakes^[1] ) are a popular children's confection in Australia and New Zealand, especially for birthday parties and at school fêtes.

The main ingredient is a commercial breakfast cereal known as "Rice Bubbles" in Australia, Rice Krispies in the U.S. and Canada, and "Rice Crispies" in the United Kingdom.

The binding ingredient is hydrogenated vegetable oil (typically Copha, a brand of hydrogenated coconut oil), which is solid at room temperature. Once melted and combined with the other ingredients, it resets to give the recipe its form without baking. Portions are put into cupcake pans until they "set", usually in the refrigerator. Sometimes these are lined with cupcake papers – round sheets of thin, rounded and fluted paper.

Recipe

As the recipe is relatively easy requiring only vegetable shortening, icing sugar, cocoa, "Rice Bubbles", and the optional use of coconut or sultanas, it is often used as a craft activity for young children. Some recipes include peanut butter. An alternative to the Rice Bubbles are crispy fried noodles.

References

• Information and recipe
• Jane Williams (2005-11-07). "School fetes 'pay teachers' wages'". Australian Associated Press. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17164128-29277,00.html. 
• Buy Buy Childhood, The Newcastle Herald, 5 March 2004, accessed through Australia New Zealand Reference Centre, 5 December 2005
• Kid Craft Central Chocolate Crackles recipe

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